# C_2007159EN.01001501.xml

| 12.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 159/15 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

12.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/15

---

CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC/29/07

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

European political foundations — Pilot Projects

(2007/C 159/09)

1.   Introduction/Background

In 2006, the European Parliament drafted an amendment to the 2007 EU budget proposing a ‘Pilot project — European political foundations’ to support the development of the European political foundations and their activities.

The Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) of the Commission is responsible for implementing the call for proposals.

2.   Description and Objectives

This call for proposals targets European political foundations that are affiliated with the political parties at European level.

The European political foundations are currently mainly under creation. The grants regarding this call for proposals will in this respect support the establishment, development and functioning of the foundations as well as the activities developed by them to underpin and facilitate the European political parties' efforts on political information and debate.

3.   Timetable

Deadline for submitting applications is 28 September 2007.

28 September 2007

The intention is to inform applicants of the attribution of grants in November 2007. It is planned that beneficiaries will receive their agreements for signing in November 2007.

The period of eligibility of costs will start on the day the contract is signed by the Commission. If a beneficiary can demonstrate the need to start the action before the agreement is signed, expenditure may be authorised before the agreement is signed. In such cases, expenditure eligible for financing may not have been incurred prior to the date of submission of the grant application.

The eligibility period will end on 31 August 2008.

The European Commission reserves the right to extend the period of eligibility.

4.   Budget available

The financial envelope is EUR 1 million. As an indication, it shall be distributed on the basis of the same distribution key which applies for the European political parties according to the Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of 4 November 2003 on European political parties (1).

1

Financial contribution from the Commission cannot exceed 90 % of total eligible costs.

90 %

The European Commission reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

5.   Eligibility criteria

Eligible establishments/bodies/types of beneficiary:

To be eligible for a grant, the applicant shall satisfy the following requirements:

| a) | To be formally designated as a European political foundation by one of the European political parties recognised on the basis of Regulation (EC) no 2004/2003; |
| --- | --- |

a)

To be formally designated as a European political foundation by one of the European political parties recognised on the basis of Regulation (EC) no 2004/2003;

o

| b) | To be non-profit-making organisation; |
| --- | --- |

b)

To be non-profit-making organisation;

| c) | To be endowed with a legal status or justify duly that this condition will be met at the time of the signature of the grant agreement; |
| --- | --- |

c)

To be endowed with a legal status or justify duly that this condition will be met at the time of the signature of the grant agreement;

| d) | To have their seat in one of the Member States of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

d)

To have their seat in one of the Member States of the European Union.

Eligible countries (European Union Member States):

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

6.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and its annexes are available on the following website:

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.html

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text of the call and be submitted using the forms provided.

---

(1)  OJ L 297, 15.11.2003, p. 1.

1

---